I have good hatches of all other breeds, anywhere form 60-80% at least, some breeds 100%. I have only hatched one legbar from about 2 dozen eggs. Got some due tomorrow and anxious to see if I get any. I am going to try to use a broody next. I do a pretty good dry hatch except for 3 days of...
They are in a breeding pen since January. They usually free range. Rooster and 4 hens in a 12x12 pen under roof but wire sides. They are one, two and three years old. There are lots other chickens, about 60, some in breeding pens and others free ranging. The only problem I can see is maybe...
Opinions please, I have 4 BCM's that are two years old and got 2 eggs a month ago and not another egg since. Any idea why? They are in a breeding pen with a rooster and they are the only breed I have that is not laying.
Each night we lose a chicken. The head is off and the insides eaten. We have good pen covered from top to bottom but know something probably small finding a way inside. Is it a weasel? That is the only thing I can think of right now. How do I catch it?
Anyone else have back copper marans taking their own sweet time about starting to lay this spring? I am hatching lots of breeds already but the marans are what most people are wanting and mine won't lay.
Just wondering, we keep a light in our coop during winter to have the 14 hours of light. Would it make any difference if we used LED bulbs? I wouldn't think it would but got to wondering.
i have 8 guinea and know they chase and pull feathers sometimes but wondering if they would kill chickens. I have found 2 dead chickens 3 different times in the pen. This has happened at night. My pen is very secure but something as small as a weasel might get through the 2x4 wire fencing in a...
I have now lost 6 chickens to an "unknown" predator. The lot is fenced really good, top covered with netting but still having some loss. There are only 2 possibilities that I can come up with at this time. Do guineas kill chickens? I know they torment them by pulling feathers but would they take...